Intermediate - Yellow Mountain (C1451)

A: 看,那就是“迎客松”!
kàn, nà jiùshì" Yíngkèsōng”!
Look, that's the, “Welcoming Guest Pine”.
B: 哎,真的很像在迎接客人。
āi, zhēnde hěn xiàng zài yíngjiē kèrén.
Hey, it really does look like it's welcoming guests.
A: 快站过去,帮你拍张照片。
kuài zhàn guòqù, bāng nǐ pāi zhāng zhàopiān.
Quick, go stand over there. I'll take a picture for you.
B: 不用拍我,只拍美景就好了。
bùyòng pāi wǒ, zhǐ pāi měijǐng jiù hǎole.
No need to take one of me. Just take one of the beautiful scenery and that's enough.
A: 好。出发去下一个景点!
hǎo. chūfā qù xià yī ge jǐngdiǎn!
OK. Let's set out for the next scenic spot!
B: 据说前面的一段山路最陡了。
jùshuō qiánmian de yī duàn shānlù zuì dǒu le.
They say that mountain path up ahead is the steepest one.
A: 别怕,有我呢。
bié pà, yǒu wǒ ne.
Don't be afraid. You have me.
B: 我的体力也不差!
wǒ de tǐlì yě bù chà!
I'm not in bad shape myself!
A: 呵呵,那我们抓紧时间!
hēhē, nà wǒmen zhuājǐn shíjiān!
Heh-heh. Then let's get a move on!
B: 你看远处,多漂亮,山峰都在云雾中。
nǐ kàn yuǎnchù, duō piàoliang, shānfēng dōu zài yúnwù zhōng.
Look in the distance, it's so pretty. The mountain peaks are all covered in a cloudy fog.
A: 来黄山就是要看云海、奇松和怪石。
lái Huángshān jiùshì yào kàn yúnhǎi、 qísōng hé guàishí.
Coming to Yellow Mountain is all about seeing the sea of clouds, the rare pines and odd rock formations.
B: 这大概就是传说中的仙境吧。
zhè dàgài jiùshì chuánshuō zhōng de xiānjìng ba.
So this must be the paradise of legends huh?
A: 这么美,累也值得。不过下山的时候可以坐缆车。
zhème měi, lèi yě zhídé. bùguò xiàshān de shíhou kěyǐ zuò lǎnchē.
It's so beautiful, it's worth getting so tired. On the way down though, we can take the cable car.
B: 我才不坐缆车呢。
wǒ cái bù zuò lǎnchē ne.
I, for one, am not taking the cable car.

Key Vocabulary

迎客松 Yíngkèsōng Welcoming Guest Pine
迎接 yíngjiē to welcome
客人 kèrén guest
站过去 zhàn guòqù stand over there
pāi to take a photo, to film
zhāng [measure word for photos]
照片 zhàopiānr photograph
美景 měijǐng beautiful scenery
出发 chūfā to set out
景点 jǐngdiǎn scenic spot
据说 jùshuō it is said
一段 yī duàn a section
山路 shānlù mountain path
dǒu steep
体力 tǐlì physical strength
chà poor
抓紧时间 zhuājǐn shíjiān to hurry
远处 yuǎnchù distant place
山峰 shānfēng mountain peak
云雾 yúnwù cloudy fog
黄山 Huángshān Yellow Mountain
云海 yúnhǎi sea of clouds
奇松 qísōng rare pines
怪石 guàishí odd rock formations
传说 chuánshuō legend
仙境 xiānjìng paradise
值得 zhídé to be worthwhile
下山 xiàshān to descend a mountain
缆车 lǎnchē cable car
cái [emphatic marker]

Supplementary Vocabulary

风景 fēngjǐng scenery
坐过去 zuò guòqù sit over there
听说 tīngshuō to have heard
身体 shēntǐ body
fog
奇怪 qíguài strange

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